ESPYs season, which arrives each summer time, has returned as soon as extra to have fun the world of sports activities, particularly honoring the athletes inside it.
With this morning’s announcement of nominees throughout all classes, Indiana Fever guard Caitlyn Clark, 22, finds herself prominently featured with three nominations: Greatest Athlete, Ladies’s Sports activities; Greatest Document-Breaking Efficiency; and Greatest Faculty Athlete, Ladies’s Sports activities—reflecting her exceptional profession at Iowa.
Moreover, 20-year-old Coco Gauff, an American tennis participant with career-high rankings, earns her first ESPYs nomination.
Gauff, a resident of Delray Seashore, is nominated within the ‘Greatest Athlete, Feminine Sports activities’ class alongside golf standout Nelly Korda and two-time nominee A’ja Wilson, middle for the two-time WNBA champions, the Las Vegas Aces. Clark and Korda additionally obtain their first nominations.
Patrick Mahomes, final yr’s winner for Greatest Athlete, Males’s Sports activities and Greatest NFL Participant, as soon as once more secures nominations in each classes. His Kansas Metropolis Chiefs are nominated for Greatest Staff, alongside the just lately topped NBA champions, the Boston Celtics.
BEST ATHLETE, WOMEN’S SPORTS
- Caitlin Clark, Iowa Ladies’s Basketball
- Coco Gauff, Tennis
- Nelly Korda, Golf
- A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
BEST ATHLETE, MEN’S SPORTS
- Patrick Mahomes, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs
- Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels / Los Angeles Dodgers
- Scottie Scheffler, Golf
- Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE
- Haleigh Bryant, LSU Gymnastics
- J. Stroud, Houston Texans
- Juju Watkins, USC Ladies’s Basketball
- Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs
BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE
- 49ers Christian McCaffrey scores a TD for a report breaking 17 straight video games
- Caitlin Clark turns into NCAA’s All Time Scoring Chief breaking Pete Maravich’s Document
- Tara VanDerveer, Stanford Ladies’s Basketball – will get 1,203rd win to move Coach Okay for many by any coach in NCAA basketball historical past
- Max Verstappen wins report tenth consecutive race with victory at Italian Grand Prix
BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE
- Michigan’s Blake Corum and Will Johnson, 2024 Faculty Soccer Nationwide Championship MVPs
- Kayla Martello, Boston Faculty Ladies’s Lacrosse
- Midge Purce, NJ/NY Gotham FC – NWSL Championship MVP
- Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics
BEST COMEBACK ATHLETE
- Simone Biles, Gymnast
- Paige Bueckers, College of Connecticut Ladies’s Basketball
- Joe Flacco, Cleveland Browns
- Zion Williamson, New Orleans Pelicans
BEST PLAY
- Jayda Coleman calls GAME sending Oklahoma to their 4th Straight Championship (6/4/24)
- Anthony Edwards Dunk of the Yr (3/18/24)
- Alabama scores on 4th & 31 to win Auburn (11/25/23)
- Lamar Jackson Caught His Personal Cross & Ran With it (1/28/24)
BEST TEAM
- South Carolina Gamecocks, NCAA Ladies’s Basketball
- Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, NFL
- Michigan Wolverines, NCAA Soccer
- Las Vegas Aces, WNBA
- College of Connecticut Huskies, NCAA Males’s Basketball
- Oklahoma Sooners, NCAA Softball
- Boston Celtics, NBA
- Florida Panthers, NHL
- Texas Rangers, MLB
BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, MEN’S SPORTS
- Jayden Daniels, LSU Soccer
- Zach Edey, Purdue Males’s Basketball
- Ousmane Sylla, Clemson Soccer
- Pat Kavanagh, Notre Dame Lacrosse
BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, WOMEN’S SPORTS
- Haleigh Bryant, LSU Gymnastics
- Caitlin Clark, Iowa Basketball
- Sarah Franklin, Wisconsin Volleyball
- Izzy Scane, Northwestern Lacrosse
BEST ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY
- Jaydin Blackwell World Champion Sprinter
- Ezra Frech, World Champion Excessive Jumper
- Brenna Huckaby Snowboarding Champion
- Oksana Masters, Cross-Nation Skier/Hand Bike owner
BEST NFL PLAYER
- Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns
- Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
- Patrick Mahomes, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs
- Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers
BEST MLB PLAYER
- Ronald Acuña, Atlanta Braves
- Gerrit Cole, New York Yankees
- Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
- Corey Seager, Texas Rangers
BEST NHL PLAYER
- Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning
- Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
- Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
BEST NBA PLAYER
- Luka Dončić, Dallas Mavericks
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder
- Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
- Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
BEST WNBA PLAYER
- Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx
- Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty
- Alyssa Thomas, Connecticut Solar
- A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
BEST DRIVER
- Ryan Blaney, NASCAR
- Matt Hagan, NHRA
- Álex Palou, IndyCar
- Max Verstappen, F1
BEST UFC FIGHTER
- Islam Makhachev
- Sean O’Malley
- Alex Pereira
- Zhang Weili
BEST BOXER
- Terence Crawford
- Seniesa Estrada
- Naoya Inoue
- Oleksandr Usyk
BEST SOCCER PLAYER
- Aitana Bonmatí, Spain
- Naomi Girma, USWNT
- Vinicius Junior, Brazil/Actual Madrid
- Kylian Mbappé, France/Actual Madrid
BEST GOLFER
- Nelly Korda
- Xander Schauffele
- Scottie Scheffler
- Lilia Vu
BEST TENNIS PLAYER
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Novak Djokovic
- Coco Gauff
- Iga Swiatek
Hosted by Serena Williams, “The 2024 ESPYS” will broadcast reside on Thursday, July 11, at 8 p.m. EDT/PDT on ABC from Los Angeles.
